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Med Voc Ch 6
Med Voca Ch 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Somatic cells | all the cells of the body except the sex cells, sperm and ova |
| Somatic | pertaining to the body |
| Down Syndrome | most common chromesonal abnormality of generalized syndrome, is a congenital condition charcterized by varying degrees of mental retardation |
| Epithelial | tissue forms the covering of body surfaces, both inside and on the surface of the body: example is the outer layer of the skin |
| Connective | supports and binds other body tissues and parts; examples are bone and cartilage |
| Nervous | coordinates and controls many body activites; it is found in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
| Muscle | produces movement; an example is skeletal muscle that makes bending of the arm possible |
| tissue | a group of cells that have similar structure and function |
| organs | made up of two or more tissue types that work together to perform one of more functions form a more complex structure |
| cardiovascular system | delivers oxygen, nutrients, and vital substance throughout the body, transports cellular waste product to the lungs and kidneys for excretion |
| lymphatic system | helps maintain the internal fluid enviroment; produces some types of blood cells; regulates immunity |
| respiratory system | brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide and some water waste |
| digestive system | provides the body with water, nutrients,and minerals; remove solid waste |
| urinary system | filter blood to remove wastes of cellular metabolism; maintains the electrolyte adn fluid balance |
| reproductive system | procreation (producing offspring) |
| muscular system | makes movement possible |
| skeletal system | provides proctection, form, and shape for the body; stores mineral and forms some blood cells |
| nervous system | coordinates the reception of stimul; tramsmit messages to stimulate movement |
| endocrine system | secretes hormones and helps regulate body activites |
| anatomy | the study, description, and classification of structures and organ of the body |
| palmar | pertains to the palms |
| plantar | pertains to the sole |
| thorac(o) | chest |
| thoracodynia | is pain of the chest |
| suprathoracic | pertaining to a location above the chest |
| transthoracic | through the chest cavity or across the chest wall |
| frontal plane | divides the body into front and back portions |
| transverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower portions |
| sagittal plane | divides the body into right and left sides |
| midsagittal plane | divides the body into equal right and left halves |
| anter(o), anterior | nearer to or toward the front |
| poster(o), posterior | nearer to or toward the back |
| ventr(o), ventral | belly side |
| dors(o), dorsal | directed toward or situated on the back side |
| medi(o), medial, median | middle or nearer the middle |
| later(o), lateral | farther from the midline of the body or from a structure |
| super(o), superior | uppermost or above |
| infer(o), inferior | lowermost of below |
| proxim(o), prozimal | nearer the origin of point of attachment |
| caud(o), caudad, caudal | in an inferior position |
| cephal(o), cephalad | toward the head |
| anteromedial | indicates the aspect that is toward the front and toward the middle |
| ventral | refers to the belly side |
| ventromedian | another way of saying anteromedial, but the latter is more common |
| posteroexternal | indicates that something is situated on the outside of a posterior |
| posteroexternal | is situtated behind and outside |
| posterointernal | is situated behind and within(inside) |
| anteroposterior | pertains to both the front and the back sides |
| anteroposterior | from th front to the back side of the body |
| posteroanterior | from the posterior to the anterior surface, or in other words, from back to front |
| dorsolateral | means behind and to one side of the body |
| postolateral | means behind or to one side |
| unilateral | affecting only one side |
| bilateral | pertains to two sides(both sides of the body) |
| posteromedial | situated in the middle of the back side of an organism |
| superior | indicate uppermost or situated above |
| anterosuperior | indicates a position in front and above |
| postersuperior | behind or above |
| superficial | situated on or near the surface |
| inferior | lower or below |
| inferomedian | situated in the middle of the underside |
| proximal | refers to something that is near |
| telecardiogram | registers the heart impluses of patients in distant places |
| dorsocephalad | situtated toward the back of the head |
| supination | the rotation of a joint that allows the hand or foot to turn upward |
| recumbent | lying down |
| abdomin(o) | abdomen |
| acr(o) | extremities (arms and legs) |
| cephal(o) | head |
| crani(o) | cranium(skull) |
| dactyl(o) | finger or toe |
| encephal(o) | brain |
| herni(o) | hernia |
| omphal(o), unbilic(o) | umbilicus (navel) |
| pelv(i) | pelvis |
| periton(o) | peritoneum |
| pod(o) | foot |
| som(a), somat(o) | body |
| spin(o) | spine |
| thorac(o) | thorax (chest) |
| viscer(o) | viscera (large abdominal organs) |
| abdominothracic | pertaining to the abdomen and thorax |
| hypochondriac region | upper lateral regions beneath the ribs |
| epigastric region | lies between the hypochondriac region |
| umbilical region | lies just below the epigastric region |
| lumber | lies on each side of the umbilical region |
| hypogastric region | lower middle region |
| iliac or inguinal region | two lower lateral regions |
| right upper quadrant (RUQ) | contains the right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, right kidney, and parts of the large and small intestines |
| Left upper quadrant (LUQ) | contians the left lobe of the liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, and parts of the large and small intestines |
| right lower quadrant (RLQ) | contains the right ureter, right ovary and uterine tube, appendix and parts of the large and small intestines |
| left lower quadrant (LLQ) | contains the left ureter, left ovary and uterine tube, and parts of the large and small intestines |
| abdominal | pertaining to the abdomen |
| parietal peritoneum | lines the abdominal and pelvic walls |
| visceral peritoneum | contains large folds that weave in between the organs, binding them to one another and to the walls of the cavity |
| abdominoplasty | surgical repair of the abdomen |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture of the abdomen |
| extremities | literal translation of the new word is blue condition |
| acromegaly | disorder in which there is enlargement of the extremities |
| -osis | means condition but sometimes implies a disease or abnormal increase |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| acrodermatitis | inflammation of the skin in the extremities, especially the hands and feet |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of the skin |
| dactylogram | is a mark or record of a fingerprint |
| dactylography | process of taking fingerprints |
| dactylitis | inflammation of the finger or toe |
| dactylspasm | cramping or twitching of a digit |
| chirospasm | cramping or twitching of the hand |
| chiroplasty | surgical repair of the hand |
| chiropody | refers to the hands |
| podiatrist | specializes in the care of feet |
| podogram | a print record of the foot |
| febrile | pertains to fever |
| afebrile | means without fever |
| antipyretic, antifebrile | an agent that is effective against fever |
| pyrogen | substance or agent that produces fever, such as some bacterial toxins |
| hyperpyrexia | denotes a highly elevated body temperature |
| antiinfective | capable of killing infectious microorganisms or preventing them spreading |
| antifective | acting aganist infection |
| antimicrobial | act against microbes |
| antiinflammatory | acting aganist inflammation |
| aplasia | the lack of development of an organ or tissue |
| dysplasia | is the abnormal development of tissues or organs |
| anotia | congenital absence of one or both ears, is an example of aplasia |
| ana- | means upward, excessive, or again |
| somatogenic | pertaining to the body |
| electroencephalography | the process of recording elecrical activity of the brain and can be used to determine somatic death |
| electroencephalogram | a record produced by the electrical impluses of the brain |
| electroencephalograph | instrument used to record electrical impluses of the brain |
| encephalitis | is inflammation of the brain |
| encephalopathy | any disease of the brain |
| somesthetic | pertains to body feeling |
| somatopsychic | pertains to both body and mind |
| physiology | the study of the function of the body |
| psychosomatic | is commonly used term that refers to the ineraction of the mind, or psyche, and the body |
| psychic | person said to be endowed with the ability to read the minds of others |
| omphalus | another name for umbilibus or navel |
| omphalocele | congenital hernia of the umbilicus |
| supine | lying flat on the back |
| omphalitis | inflammation of the umbilicus |
| omphalorrhagia | hemorrhage from the umbilicus |
| omphalorrhexis | rupture or the umbilicus |
| ambulation | act of walking |
| ambulant | describes a person who is able to walk |
| vital sign (VS) | the measurments of pulse, respiration, and body temperature |
| physical examination (PE) | is an investigation of the body to determine its state of health |
| inspection | examiner uses the eyes to observe the patient |
| palpation | examiner feels the the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts with hands |
| percussion | examiner taps the body with the fingertips or fist to evaluate the size, borders, and consistency of internal organs and to determine the amont of fluid in a body cavity |
| ausculation | examiner listens for sounds within the body to evalute the heart, blood vessels, lungs, instestines, or other organ or to detect the fetal heart sound. |
| abd | abdomen, abdominal |
| ap | anteroposterior |
| bsa | body surface area |
| dna | deoxyribounucleic acid |
| eeg | electroencephalogram |
| lat | lateral |
| pa | posteroanterior |
| pe | physical examination |
| stem cells | cells that have the ability to divide without limit and give rise to specialized cells |
| abdominal cavity | the cavity within the abdomen, lined with peritoneum |
| abdominal pacracentesis | surgical puncture of the abdomen |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture of the abdomen |
| abdominoplasty | surgical repair of the abdomen |
| abdominothoracic | pertaining to abdomen and thorax |
| acroparalysis | paralysis of the extremities |
| anaplasia | a loss of differentiation of cells and their orientation to one another and to their axial framework and blood vessels |
| anatomic plane | points of refernce by which imaginary dissecting lines are drawn through the body to describe locations |
| anatomic position | the position in which the body is erect. |
| angina pectoris | severe pain and constriction abouth the heart caused by an insufficient supply of the blood to the heart itself |
| anterosuperior | situated anteriorly and superiorly |
| antibiotic | destructive of life; a chemical substance produced by a mircoorganism that inhibits the growth of or kills other microogranism |
| antimicrobial | killing mircroogranisms or suppressing their multiplication or growth; an agent taht kills microogranisms or suppresses their multiplication or growth |
| antipyretic | releving and reducing fever |
| ascites | effusion and accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity |
| blood pressure | the pressure existing in the large arteries at the height of the pulse wave |
| body plane | an imaginary flat surface used to identify the position of the body |
| body system | several organs of the body that work together to accomplish a set of functions |
| caudad, caudal | pertaining to a tail or tail-like appendage; denoting a position more toward the tail |
| cellular | pertaining to or made up of cells |
| cephalad | pertaining to the head; toward the head |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head or the head end of the body |
| congenital | present at or existing from the time of birth |
| coronal plane | the frontal plane that divides the body into front and back portions |
| cranial cavity | the space within the skull that contains the brain |
| cranium | the skull; the skeleton of the head |
| dactlyography | the study of fingerprints |
| dactlyogram | a fingerprint taken for purposes of identification |
| diaphram | the muscular partition that seprates the chest and abdominal cavities and serves as the major inspiratiory muscle |
| distal | far of distant from the orgin or point of attachment |
| dorsocephalad | toward the back of the head |
| dorsoventral | pertaining to the back and belly surfaces; passing from the back to the belly surface |
| electroencephalogram | a record produced by the eletrical impluses of the brain |
| electroencephalograph | a machine used to record the eletrical impluses of the brain |
| electroencephalography | the recording of the electrical currents of the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain |
| encephalography | raidography of the brain |
| facial | pertaining to or directed toward the face |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur, the thigh bone |
| hyperpyrexia | a highly increased body temperature of around 105 degrees or higher |
| hyperplasia | abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in a tissue |
| hyperpyrexial | pertaining to an increases body temperature |
| hypertrophy | enlargemnet of an organ cause by an increase in the size preexisting cells |
| hypochondriac | petaining to the hypochondrium; a person who had morbid anxiety about his of her health but has no attributable cause |
| hypograstric | situated below the stomach; pertaining to the hypograstruim |
| hypoplasia | incomplete development of underdevlopment of organ of tissue |
| inguinal | pertaining to the groin |
| lesion | any pathologic or traumatic disconitinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part |
| microogranism | a minute living organism, usually microscpic, including bacteria, ricketsiae, viruses, milds, yeast and protoza |
| noninflammatory | not characterized by inflammtion |
| omplhalic | pertaining to the navel |
| omphalitis | inflammation of the navel |
| omphalocele | hernia of the navel |
| omphaloma | tumor of the navel |
| omphalorrhagia | hemorrhage from the umbilicus |
| omphalorrhagia | rupture of the umbilicus |
| omphalus | the navel |
| organ | a part of the body that performs a special function of functions and is composed of various tissues |
| ovum | an egg; the female reproductive germ cell |
| paracentesis | surgical puncture of a cavity for aspiration of fluid |
| parietal peritoneum | the pertioneum that lines the abdominal and pelvic walls and the undersurface of the diaphragm |
| pelvic cavity | the space within the walls of the pelvis, forming the inferior and lesser part of the abdominopelvic cavity |
| pelvis | the lower portion of the trunk. |
| percussion | the act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition of the underlying parts by the sound obtanined |
| peritoneal cavity | the potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the peritoneum |
| phalanges | bones of the fingers and toes |
| pituitary gland | a small oval two-lobed body at the base of the brain, it regulates other glands by secretions of hormones |
| podiatrist | one who specialized in the care of the human foot |
| podiatry | the specilalized field dealing with the study and care of the foot, including its anatomy, pathology, and medical and surgical treatment |
| pronation | assuming the prone position, or being prone(lying face downward) |
| psychophysiologic | pertaining to physiologic psychology |
| serous membrane | the membrane lining the exterior of the walls of various body cavities |
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